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[[File:WiiU SuperMario scrn06 E3.png|thumb|left|220px|[[Mario]] traveling through a Clear Pipe.]]
[[File:WiiU SuperMario scrn06 E3.png|thumb|left|220px|[[Mario]] traveling through a Clear Pipe.]]
'''Clear Pipes'''<ref>[http://e3.nintendo.com/videos/#/super-mario-3d-world]</ref> are pipes which make their debut in the [[Wii U]] game ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. Like [[Warp Pipe]]s, they are used for traveling distances too far for a normal [[jump]] to reach. Unlike Warp Pipes, however, Clear Pipes are transparent, and the player can change direction while in one. Additionally, the player automatically enters vertical Clear Pipes without having to press a button.
'''Clear Pipes'''<ref>[http://e3.nintendo.com/videos/#/super-mario-3d-world]</ref> are pipes which make their debut in the [[Wii U]] game ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''. Like [[Warp Pipe]]s, they are used for traveling distances too far for a normal [[jump]] to reach. Unlike Warp Pipes, however, Clear Pipes are transparent, and the player can change direction while in one. Additionally, the player automatically enters vertical Clear Pipes without having to press a button.


While traveling through Clear Pipes, the player cannot attack and is therefore vulnerable to any enemies inside them. [[Fuzzy|Fuzzies]] and projectiles such as [[Fire Bro]] [[fireball]]s can travel through Clear Pipes. Such projectiles can be destroyed by [[Fire Flower]] fireballs or nearby red [[POW Block]]s from outside the pipes. [[Coin]]s, [[Green Star (Super Mario 3D World)|Green Star]]s, [[Mine]]s and other objects can also be found either moving or stationary inside these pipes.
While traveling through Clear Pipes, the player cannot attack and is therefore vulnerable to any enemies inside them. [[Fuzzy|Fuzzies]] and projectiles such as [[Fire Bro]] [[fireball]]s can travel through Clear Pipes. Such projectiles can be destroyed by [[Fire Flower]] fireballs or nearby red [[POW Block]]s from outside the pipes. [[Coin]]s, [[Green Star (Super Mario 3D World)|Green Star]]s, [[Mine]]s and other objects can also be found either moving or stationary inside these pipes.


[[File:Clear Pipe Coins Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|thumb|left|A Clear Pipe with a row of [[coin]]s.]]
[[File:Clear Pipe Coins Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|thumb|220px|left|A Clear Pipe with a row of [[coin]]s.]]
A [[Cannon Pipe]] variety of Clear Pipes also appear. These Clear Pipes are similar to [[Launch Star]]s and [[Sling Star]]s from the ''Super Mario Galaxy'' games, as they launch the player to another part of the level. Some of these pipes require the player to manually press {{button|A}} to launch themselves out of the cannon.
A [[Cannon Pipe]] variety of Clear Pipes also appear. These Clear Pipes are similar to [[Launch Star]]s and [[Sling Star]]s from the ''Super Mario Galaxy'' games, as they launch the player to another part of the level. Some of these pipes require the player to manually press {{button|A}} to launch themselves out of the cannon.



Revision as of 09:25, July 25, 2015

Artwork of a Clear Pipe from Super Mario 3D World
Artwork of a Clear Pipe.
File:WiiU SuperMario scrn06 E3.png
Mario traveling through a Clear Pipe.

Clear Pipes[1] are pipes which make their debut in the Wii U game Super Mario 3D World. Like Warp Pipes, they are used for traveling distances too far for a normal jump to reach. Unlike Warp Pipes, however, Clear Pipes are transparent, and the player can change direction while in one. Additionally, the player automatically enters vertical Clear Pipes without having to press a button.

While traveling through Clear Pipes, the player cannot attack and is therefore vulnerable to any enemies inside them. Fuzzies and projectiles such as Fire Bro fireballs can travel through Clear Pipes. Such projectiles can be destroyed by Fire Flower fireballs or nearby red POW Blocks from outside the pipes. Coins, Green Stars, Mines and other objects can also be found either moving or stationary inside these pipes.

Artwork of a Clear Pipe with several coins, from Super Mario 3D World.
A Clear Pipe with a row of coins.

A Cannon Pipe variety of Clear Pipes also appear. These Clear Pipes are similar to Launch Stars and Sling Stars from the Super Mario Galaxy games, as they launch the player to another part of the level. Some of these pipes require the player to manually press A Button to launch themselves out of the cannon.

All of the Worlds, with the exception of the special worlds, are connected through Clear Pipes. Once a Sprixie Princess is saved from the castle at the end of a World, she will construct a Clear Pipe leading to the next World.

Clear Pipes reappear in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker acting the same as in Super Mario 3D World.[2]

The idea of Clear Pipes was thought of by the producer of Super Mario 3D World, Koichi Hayashida, who wondered what Mario did in Warp Pipes.[3]

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